Originally Posted by
Joejosh999
You do have to wonder, if they’d tear dropped, and/or left the gear up, might they have gotten down more or less in one piece.
A teardrop maneuver might have been the ticket to a possible survival in this case. Gear up is a good question. Dpends also when they did extend it. If it was down during the whole circuit it could have made a difference same as config and speed. Best glide speed clean vs. flaps 3 and gear down at 150kts will lead to a significant change in glide ratio. But that is a moot point. Don't smash the donks in the first place. Otherwise you're purely down to luck and minute details which could be easily figured out in hindisght from the comfort of your armchair...